Vehicle-wheel.



No. 719,970. PATENTED FEB. a, 1903..

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- VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIOATION IILED DBO. 5,1902.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. WOOD, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,970, dated February3, 1903. Application filed December 1902. Serial No. 133,984;- (Ifiomodel.)

wooden spokes and follies; and it hasfor its object a wheel constructionin which greater strength and durabilityare provided between the innerends of the spokes and the hubs and the outer ends of the spokes and thefellies.

The invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claim.

Figure I is a side View of a vehicle-wheel constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. II is an enlarged section taken on line II II,Fig. I. Fig. III isa section taken on line III III, Fig. II. Fig. IV isa section taken through the telly of the wheel at the location of one ofthe spokes. Fig. V is a perspective View of one of the ferrule-clipsapplied to the outer ends of the spokes and the felly.

1 designates thehub of the vehicle-Wheel, provided with sockets 2, thatreceive the tenons 3 at the inner ends of the spokes at.

5 is the felly of the wheel.

6 designates sleeves fitted to and inclosing the hub 1 at both sides ofthe inner ends of shoulders of the spokes 4, .as seen most clearly inFig. II. Each of the sleeves 6 is formed with an annular flange 7,between which the inner shoulders of the spokes are seated, the flangesbeing held tightly to the spokes by tie bolts or rivets 8, that passthrough the flanges and between the spokes, as seen in Figs. II and III.The flanges 7 are scalloped or provided with notches at their edges,thereby producing wings 9, thatextend radially from the bodies of theflanges in positions corresponding to the spokes 4, so as to restagainst the sides of the inner ends of the spokes. In the positionstated the wings brace the spokes from each side in a manner to preventtheirtenons at the inner ends from being broken by lateral strainexerted upon the spokes in the use of the wheel.

10 designates reinforcing-ribs formed integral with the sleeves 6,flanges 7, and wings 9, as seen in Figs. I and II, and by which theflanges and Wings are very materially strengthened to resist anystrainto which they may be subjected in the use of the Wheel.

11 designates ferrule-clips the necks of which are fitted to the outerends of the spokes 4, as seen most clearly in Fig. IV. Each of the clips11 has a pair of arms l2,that embrace the sides of the folly 5, thereby,in connection with the necks of the clips, securely holding the outerends of the spokes to the telly and avoiding all liability of thespoke-tenonst, seated in the folly, being broken off by lateral strainincurred in the use of the wheel and also preventing splitting of thefolly. v

13 represents studs projecting from the inside faces of the clip-arms12, (see Figs. IV and V,) and seated in the sides of the folly 5, wherethey serveto hold the clips 11 firmly to the folly after they have beenapplied to the-spokes and felly. The necks of the ferrule-clips 11 aretapered interiorly, as seen in Fig. IV, being narrowest at their bases.The object of so forming these members is to cause them to compress theouter ends of the spokes when the ferrules are driven thereonto, andthereby increasing the density of the spokes at their ends to give themadditional strength to resist any strain. to which they may besubjected.

I claim as my invention.

In a vehicle-wheel, the combination of a hub and spokes, sleeves fittedto said hub, flanges carried by said sleeves, wings carried by saidflanges to bear against the sides of said spokes, and reinforcing-ribsarranged to strengthen said wings, substantially as set forth.

WILLIAM R. WOOD. In presence of- N. V. ALEXANDER, M. P. SMITH.

